Houthis say they struck Riyadh financial centre and airport
A Houthi attack on Riyadh’s financial district reportedly damaged an Aramco skyscraper, according to eyewitnesses, while the group also named the airport and oil storage tanks as targets.
Yemen’s Houthis have claimed responsibility for an attack on Riyadh’s financial district.
Eyewitnesses said the attack damaged a skyscraper belonging to Aramco, the Saudi state oil company.
In an English-language statement, the group said it carried out four operations using ballistic and cruise missiles and drones.
Listed targets included the financial centre, Riyadh airport, Aramco oil storage tanks and the eastern city of Abqaiq.
The group’s claims have not been independently confirmed, and details of damage and casualties were not immediately available.